Don’t Skip Breakfast! Here are 5 On-the-Go Easy and Healthy Meals to Take With You

I have every right to preach about not skipping breakfast because I used to do it all the time. There was no time to make breakfast, I only liked breakfast out at restaurants, or I just wasn’t hungry. I swore I’d grab something later and by the time lunch came around, I was so hungry I would eat whatever was fast, available and filling. When I changed all my eating habits, I forced myself to eat breakfast and found that I felt satisfied until lunch time and didn’t have urges to grab snacks. Lighter dinners satisfied me as well so I was actually hungry in the mornings. Now breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and I love adding veggies to every breakfast. Sometimes there really is no time to stop and eat breakfast at home. That doesn’t mean you should skip breakfast, however. With a bit of advance planning, you can make these delicious and healthy breakfasts that you can take with you and eat on –the-go.

1. Breakfast You Can Drink

The easiest way to have a healthy breakfast on-the-go is to drink your meal. Putting your fruits and veggies into a juice or smoothie is a great way to get a ton of nutrients into just one glass. Even if you have a high-speed blender, it still takes some time and prep work to make the juice or smoothie. A good idea is to prep the ingredients for your juices and smoothies ahead of time so in the morning, all you have to do is press the button. Read How to Make Smoothie Prep Jars to Save Time for tips and recipes. Then just put your juice or smoothie in a travel mug and go.

3. Morning Muffins

Muffins are an easy way to take breakfast with you. Muffins are portable, small and you can put whatever fillings you want in them. They can be sweet or savory, packed with veggies or fruit. Make the muffins in advance and just throw a few in a plastic storage bag or paper bag to take along. No utensils necessary. I love making muffins that have breakfast flavors like peanut butter or banana plus added veggies.

To make my Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Squash Muffins: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil 1 ½ muffin tins. Mix 1 Tbs. flax with 3 Tbs. warm water in a mug or small bowl. Stir and let sit for 10 minutes until it forms a gel. Grate 2 or 3 yellow squash (unpeeled) and squeeze it dry. Let it drain while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. Mix 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar into 1 cup non-dairy milk to make buttermilk. It will curdle. Let it sit for 5 minutes. In a bowl, combine the buttermilk (milk/vinegar) mixture, flax gel, 3 Tbs. maple syrup, 1 tsp. vanilla and 3 Tbs. peanut butter. Mix until smooth. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups gluten-free flour blend, ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup cane sugar, 1 Tbs. baking powder, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. guar gum and 1 tsp. salt. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Fold in the squash. Spoon the batter into the oiled muffin tins. Fill them ¾ of the way full. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the muffins cool in the tins for 5-10 minutes. Then transfer the muffins to a wire cooling rack until completely cool. Also, try these Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Muffins, Quinoa, Apricot and Oat Cluster Muffins, and Pancake Mix Muffins.

4. Burritos and Wraps

Breakfast burritos and wraps are all the rage now. They are fun and easy to eat. What could be better than delicious breakfast food all wrapped up in a yummy tortilla? You can even make gluten-free and grain free wraps and tortillas. All you have to do to eat on-the-go is wrap some parchment paper around the bottom half of the wrap where you hold it.

5. Bars, Bites and Balls

A fun way to eat breakfast on-the-go is to make healthy bars, bites and balls that are easily transported. What are bars, bites and balls, you ask? They are simple, make-in-advance foods that you can have for breakfast or any time of the day. You can make them however you like them with your favorite ingredients. Bars, bites and balls are packed with nutrients to give you energy all day. They are also easy to make and in the morning, you just grab a few and go. Get tips in Granola Bar Bonanza! Tips, Tricks and Creative Add-In’s.

You can make all of these breakfasts ahead of time and grab them on your way out in the morning. Not only won’t you skip breakfast but you’ll know that you’re starting the day with a healthy meal. After that, you can accomplish anything.

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0 comments on “Don’t Skip Breakfast! Here are 5 On-the-Go Easy and Healthy Meals to Take With You”

I agree that you have every right to give what you feel to be good advice, just as I - as a rare long-term weight loss success story - have every right to point out that you\'re wrong - at least in terms of *absolute* wisdom (I\'m not denying that many do benefit from eating breakfast). I like to counter articles such as these by posting about my own experience, which I\'m doing on a California morning as I have energy and the eye of the tiger after 45 minutes vigorous exercise on an empty stomach.

(This is copied and pasted from other discussion forums I’ve contributed to)

I lost weight years ago and have kept it off in the long term. I’ve done so by disregarding the conventional wisdom repeated here. Moreover, my anecdotal experience is confirmed in the findings of experts such as Doctors John Berardi, David Levitsky and Mark Mattson.

Not only do I skip breakfast (note: I DO skip it; I’m a breakfast skipper-of’er), but I don’t even eat until late afternoon/early evening (Technically “breaking fast” then – yeah, I know the jargon). You don’t need food in the AM to boost metabolism – that can be done with a glass of cold water and, ideally, exercise. I, along with most others, then, naturally, eat more at our next meal when it comes time, but NOT enough to close the caloric gap – we end up consuming LESS overall. Eating 5-6 meals per day doesn’t boost overall metabolism (No one has been able to cite such a study). If that method works – which is does for some – then it’s because it simply keeps them from overeating, rather than their metabolism running at a higher level by virtue of eating often (again, I’ve yet to see a credible study on the 5-6 meal/metabolism connection). The supposed increased risk of heart disease by skipping breakfast didn’t account for the variable of the participants in the study ALREADY being heavy-set and more prone to heart problems initially.

I’ll include links to my before&after, then one article. I hope some will consider this approach, even though it’s not for everybody, it works wonders for some of us, and doesn’t feel like “dieting.” But I fully expect to be scolded by experts telling how I’m doing it all wrong. I think we should all consider a success-story like my own as something to potentially learn from. Alas, I’ve always said that losingweight and keeping it off is easy; it’s human nature I’ll never understand.

The best thing anyone can do is find a healthy diet you know you can stick to and combine it with a good exercise regime.

These are two prime ways to fight/prevent/and maybe even cure heart diseases once you begin to incorporate them properly. I was diagnosed one year ago but I\'ve been off Metformin and Insulin for months through this method – all naturally.

The beauty about realizing this is that you can completely take your diabetes condition into your own hands, and there are so many resources to help you realize what you have to do to in order to beat the chronic disease. I have written about one of my favorite "beating heart disease" guides here: http://hastenedevolution.com/3-step-heart-cure-review